Brs. Will and Ace, I thank for the wedding anniversary congratulations and the "WOWZAAs"!

Br. Larry, firstly, I congratulate you and Malia on your upcoming 28th wedding anniversary! Secondly, "... the Bible has a suggestion to keep our eyes front and center to avoid trouble - good advice, no?", you are correct. But...

Regarding air vs. liquid cooling, I have noticed that a number of manufacturers have produced modern, short-stroke, liquid cooled singles that turn some amazing rpms and seem to practically duplicate or surpass the performance of the similar displacement twins of yesteryear. Not necessarily fact, just my observation. BMW and Aprilia have a 650 single, for example. And I notice that most of these modern, CVT scooters, at least those with 200cc+ displacement, are mostlly liquid cooled and have amazing performance, especially when one considers their considerable weight.

I think liquid cooling is becoming more commonplace because they have leaned out engines so much in an effort to reduce pollution that they run hotter than before.

Well, it brings up questions. Much more expensive than the RE, acceptable mileage and range. I kinda wish it had the sprung seats. Reminds me of an old Zundapp with off-road tires I once saw. Although I know this bike was originally designed back in the day when all roads were rough, can it really be as off-road capable as a thumper? It's about 50 pounds heavier than the RE. The only area where it seems to exceed the RE's reach would seem to be at high speeds on pavement. Wonder if the exhausts could be flipped up like the old Douglas trials bikes? I'm not downing it. I want it to be a sucess. Glad to have more variety in this hopefully sucessful retro market.